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No. 348,983. Patented Sept.'14,^1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

JOSAH D. MACK AND JAMES G. NEVVBURY', OF ALBANY, NEV YORK.

HAT AND COAT RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.7348,983, datedSeptember 14,1886.

' Application tiled lFebruary 16, 1886. Serial No. 199,120. (No model.)

` To aZZ whoml it may concern:

Be it known that we, JosIAH D. MACK and JAMEs G. NEWBURY, citizens lofthe United States, residing at Albany, in the county of Albany and Stateof New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in `Hat and CoatRacks, of which the following is a specitication, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings.

Our invention relates to improvements in hat and coat racks; and itconsists ol' the peculiar and novel construction and combination ofparts, substantially as hereinafter fully set forth,and specificallypointed outin the claims.

The objects of our invention are to provide an improved article ordevice of the class nained,which is adapted to be suspended on a Walland to present a neat, ornamental, and attractive appearance, whichshall be cheap and inexpensive of manufacture, and simple, light, andstrong in construction.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved hat-holderwhich shall retain the hat securely in place without any danger ofbecoming detached or broken, and to provide an improved support for acane, brush, umbrella,` Src., said hat and umbrella or cane holders tobe bent or formed from a single piece of wire, for cheapncss andstrength.

XVe attain the abovenamed objects by the y means illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a perspective view of a hatand coat rack constructed in accordance with our invention. Fig. 2 is avertical sectional view on the line a' af of Fig. l. Fig. 3 isa detailperspective view of our improved hat-holder on an enlarged scale, andFig. 4 is a similar view of our improved cane or umbrella holder.

Referring to the drawings, in which like letters of reference denotecorresponding parts in all the figures, A designates the improved rack,which consists, essentially, of 'upper and lower longitudinal bars orrods, a c', that are disposed in horizontal parallel planes, a

pair of parallel vertical bars or rods,'b b', suitf ably secured to boththe ends of the longitudinal bars, and parallel vertical bars or rods ec', secured at or near the middle of the horizontal longitudinal bars,these several bars being.

connected together in any suitable or preferable manner. The two pairsol end bars, bb', are braced or strengthened by horizontal bars bars fr.a is secured a looking-glass, rl', the several bars being ornamentcd andfinished in any preferable manner to present an ornamental andattractive appearance. The npper ends of the middle vertical bars, c c',are extended upwardly and connected by a horizontal bar, e.

To the upper ends of the middle and end vertical bars, I) b' and c c',is secured one of our improved hat-holders, F, and to thelower ends ofsaid bars is attached our coat-holder G, which is constructed insubstantially the same manner as the device shown in Letters Patentgranted to us on the 31st day of March, 1885, No. 314,591.

H designates our improved umbrella or cane holder, that is attached tothe lower bar, a', and disposed between the vertical arms of thecoat-holder G.

Our improved hat-holder F comprises a horizontal front bar, j', twoparallel side bars, f', having .curved or semieircular bent por tionsj", and vertical arms or prongs f, the several arms and bars being bentor formed from a single piece of wire, for strength and simplicity inthe construction and cheapness of manufacture. The vertical arms orprongs f are driven into or enter openings in the Aupper ends of thevertical bars b b and c c', one of the holders F being provided foreachof the pairs of vertical bars, as shown. The holder F projects outwardlyat right angles to the rack, and when a hat is placed thereon the brimof the hat rests and is supported on the straight portions of t-heparallel side bars, while the curved or semicircular portions of saidbars project up into the crown of the hat. to prevent thelatter frombecoming displaced accidentally.

The umbrella or cane holder H depends downwardly from the lowerhorizontal bar, a', and e'omprisestwo vertical parallel arms, 7L, havingteeth or prongs h, that enter the bar c,`parallel right-angledhorizontal arms h3, and an inwardly curved or inclined arm, h4,connecting the horizontal arms h3 and arranged between the same and inparallel planes therewith, the outer ends of the horizontal arms h 71.4being bent or inclined up d, and between the middle bars, c c', and theIOO , supports the article placed therein between its horizontal curvedarm h, and it supports the umbrella or cane, 'which is usually made witha tapering handle provided with an enlarged or angular head that restsbetween the I curved arms lzf, without injuring or otherwise defaeingthe umbrella, 81e., while at thcsame time it can be quickly and readilydetached.

rlhe coat-holder G- is secured to the outer vertical faces of thevertical bars b b and c c by screws and staples, and the cane-holder His arranged between the vertical arms thereof.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings,it will be seen that we provide an improved hat or coat rack that isvery strong, light, and simple in construction, is cheap and inexpensiveofmanufacture, and attractive and ornamentalin appearance. The hat,coat, and umbrella or cane holders are very strong and simple, while, asthey are each made from a single piece of wire, they are very light andcheap. The holders are effective for the purposes designed, and preventthe accidental detachment of the article suspended thereon.

The rack A is suspended on a wall or other place by means ot' hooks oreyes I, that are sceured in the upper bar, a, thereof.

\Ve are aware that heretofore it has been proposed to provide abroomsupport which is formed from a single piece of wire and having acentral loop for the passage of a screw, said support &c., to secure itto the wall,

having two lateral inclined arms, which are bent outwardly, thenbackwardly upon themselves, to form two horizontal connected arms, andthen at an angle across the horizontal arms.

In our improved umbrellasupport we provide the vertical arms z, havingprongs at their upper ends to secure the same to the rack, thehorizontal arms formed with the vertical arm and project-ing therefromat right angles and parallel with each other, and a curved arm lying intheplane of and connecting the free outer ends of thehorizontal arms.

Having thus ful-ly described our invention, what we claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters latcnt, is-

l. As an article of manufacture, a hat-rack comprising a Yframe adaptedto be suspended from a wall and an outwardly-extending holder, F, havingthe connected side bars provided with the upwardly curved or inclinedsections f2 intermediate of their ends, substantially as described.

2. A hat-holder, F, formed of a single piece of wire and comprising theparallel side arms, f, having the upwardly-curved loops or portions.;fzintermediate of its ends, the angular prongsf"l at one end of the sidearms, andthe transverse armf, connecting the outer ends of the sidearms, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with a rack, ofan nmbrellasupport formed of asinglepiece of wire and comprising the parallel vertical arms 7i, having theprongs at their upper ends, the horizontal parallel arms if, extendingoutwardly at right angles from the vertical arms, and a curvedintermediate arm, 71., lying in the plane of and connecting the freeouter ends of the arms It, substantially as described.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have heretoaffixed our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

.TOSA D. .MAC/K. JAUS (i. NE\VBURY.

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